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The Common Law Constitution

The Common Law Constitution

The Common Law Constitution

John Laws, Court of Appeal
July 2014
Available
Paperback
9781107434653

    For the 2013 Hamlyn Lectures, Sir John Laws explored the constitutional balance between law and government in the United Kingdom. He argues that the unifying principle of the constitution is the common law and that its distinctive method has endowed the British State with profoundly beneficial effects, before examining two contemporary threats to the constitutional balance: extremism and the effect of Europe-made laws on the domestic English system.

    • Examines the potential for the UK Human Rights Act to lead to the exit of the UK from the EU
    • Of interest to academics and practitioners working in constitutional law in all common law countries
    • Relevant to those working on the impact of Europe-made law on domestic jurisdictions

    Product details

    July 2014
    Paperback
    9781107434653
    108 pages
    216 × 137 × 7 mm
    0.15kg
    Available

    Table of Contents

    • 1. The common law and state power
    • 2. The common law and extremism
    • 3. The common law and Europe.
      Author
    • John Laws , Court of Appeal

      Sir John Laws has served in the Court of Appeal and Privy Council since 1999. He has been responsible for a large number of important cases, including Thoburn v. Sunderland City Council which confronted the twin powers of Westminster and Brussels. Sir John is also a constitutional jurist of note, having written several extra-judicial contributions that underline the importance of the rule of law and the courts in a democracy so that sovereignty is founded in the constitution, not just parliament.